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abiigizwi vta [NI]

► abiigizwi vta [BL]

abiigizwi vta [BL] warm h/ at fire (as something sheet-like)

Paired with: abiigizan vti

abiingwezo vai s/he warms h/ (own) face against the fire

abiitan vti live in, occupy it

Paired with: abiitaw vta

(verb of undergoing) abiichigaade vii it is occupied
abiitaw vta sit up with, tend to h/ (e.g., the deceased at a wake, a sick person)

abiiwigamig ni a living room

abwaadan vti roast, cook it over a fire

Paired with: abwaazh vta

(detransitive) abwaajige vai s/he roasts things over a fire (derived noun) abwaajigan na bread cooked over a fire (derived noun) abwaajigan ni roasted meat or fish
abwaajigan na bread cooked over a fire

abwaajigan ni roasted meat or fish

abwaajige vai s/he roasts things over a fire

abwaan ni a roast

abwaanamik na [BL] a roasted beaver

abwaanaak ni a spit, a stick for roasting something over a fire

abwaanaako-bakwezhigan na [BL] bannock baked on a spit over a fire

abwaazh vta roast, cook h/ over a fire

Paired with: abwaadan vti

abwe vai s/he roasts, cooks something over a fire

abwen vai + o roast, cook it over a fire; s/he cooks (it) over a fire (derived noun) abwewin ni a frying pan (applicative) abwaazh vta roast, cook h/ over a fire (applicative) abwaadan vti roast, cook it over a fire
(derived noun) abwaajigan na bread cooked over a fire (derived noun) abwaajigan ni roasted meat or fish (detransitive) abwaajige vai s/he roasts things over a fire
(derived noun) abwaan ni a roast
abwemaagozi vai s/he smells sweaty

Paired with: abwemaagwad vii

abwemaagwad vii it smells sweaty

Paired with: abwemaagozi vai

abwen vai + o s/he cooks (it) over a fire; roast, cook it over a fire

abwendibe vai s/he has a sweaty head

abwenike vai s/he has a sweaty arm or sweaty arms

abweninjii vai s/he has a sweaty hand

abwewas vta cure h/ over a fire

Paired with: abwewasan vti

abwewasan vti cure it over a fire

Paired with: abwewas vta

(detransitive) abwewasige vai s/he cures things over a fire (derived noun) abwewasigan ni fire-cured meat or fish
abwewasigan ni fire-cured meat or fish

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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